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The Rescue

  • 1988
  • PG
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
1.4K
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The Rescue (1988)
A group of kids venture into enemy territory in an audacious attempt to rescue their Navy Seal fathers who were captured during a failed mission in North Korea.
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A group of kids venture into enemy territory in an audacious attempt to rescue their Navy Seal fathers who were captured during a failed mission in North Korea.A group of kids venture into enemy territory in an audacious attempt to rescue their Navy Seal fathers who were captured during a failed mission in North Korea.A group of kids venture into enemy territory in an audacious attempt to rescue their Navy Seal fathers who were captured during a failed mission in North Korea.

  • Director
    • Ferdinand Fairfax
  • Writers
    • Jim Thomas
    • John Thomas
  • Stars
    • Kevin Dillon
    • Christine Harnos
    • Edward Albert
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ferdinand Fairfax
    • Writers
      • Jim Thomas
      • John Thomas
    • Stars
      • Kevin Dillon
      • Christine Harnos
      • Edward Albert
    • 18User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Kevin Dillon
    Kevin Dillon
    • J.J. Merrill
    Christine Harnos
    Christine Harnos
    • Adrian Phillips
    • (as Christina Harnos)
    Edward Albert
    Edward Albert
    • Cmdr. Merrill
    Ellen Barber
    Ellen Barber
    • Virginia Phillips
    Timothy Carhart
    Timothy Carhart
    • Lt. Phillips
    James Cromwell
    James Cromwell
    • Adm. Rothman
    Anne E. Curry
    Anne E. Curry
    • Sybil Howard
    Jack Dacey
    • Extra in conference room scene
    Ian Michael Giatti
    • Bobby Howard
    • (as Ian Giatti)
    Lorry Goldman
    • Secretary Gates
    Wendy Gordon
    • Newscaster
    • (as Wendy Jill Gordon)
    Charles Haid
    Charles Haid
    • Cmdr. Howard
    Rocky Wing Cheung Ho
    • Cell Guard…
    Sal Mazzotta
    Sal Mazzotta
    • Dino
    Tom Nelson
    • Capt. Stillman
    • (as Commander Tom Nelson)
    Stephen Ng
    • Kim Song Man 1
    Norman Palacio
    • Gate Guard
    Paul Pape
    Paul Pape
      • Director
        • Ferdinand Fairfax
      • Writers
        • Jim Thomas
        • John Thomas
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      User reviews18

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      Deniro68

      Rambo For Kids

      I first saw this movie when I was 10. It had just come out and I had an interest in that sort of thing.Back then I loved it. Looking back it seems kind of ludicrous. But I can still view it and enjoy it despite the fact that it is somewhat dated today. The film was very appropriate for is time, the height of the Reagan era.If you happen to stumble across this movie on cable it is worthwhile viewing.
      6natepc

      Old favourite, worth at least one viewing

      It could be being raised by a military family, or just my love of everything from my childhood, but I have highly enjoyed this film since I first saw it.

      After a team of Navy Seals are captured by North Koreans upon completion of their mission, the children of the team embark on an attempt to rescue their parents using a rejected rescue plan. while not the best action movie ever made, the plot keeps chugging along at a comparatively quick pace. Not nearly as special-effects heavy as movies today, it still manages to hold my attention.

      All in all, this movie is one to be enjoyed, especially if you have any knowledge of what it is like to have someone serving in the military.
      3Mike-DD

      Highly incredulous and implausible

      I like movies that have some realism in them, except if realism will spoil the effect, like in fantasy or science fiction movies. This, however, is about a group of kids going into North Korea to save their parents. That is already highly incredulous as a main plot setting, but the way it is played out makes it impossible to believe at all. Though it may be remotely possible that things can happen the way they did in the movie, the plausibility rating is so low as to be unbelievable.

      For example, kids with no formal training who can shadow suspects, evade guards, slip into fortresses totally unnoticed, practice cover and concealment from professional soldiers without training at all....and much much more. See it to believe it, or rather, to disbelieve it. The only saving grace is somewhat okay acting from the young cast, though at times it is very grating to see them in such contrived settings.
      mikko-23

      This movie sucks big time!

      Uh oh.

      I would put this movie in the same category as Iron Eagle and Red Dawn. No movie can be worse, honestly.

      When I read these comments I was very surprised that many of the people even said it was an OK movie!

      Oh, please, Hollywood, never ever make anything like this again.

      (Ok, I haven't seen Battlefield: Earth yet)
      10defstar82

      great kids movie

      This was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I saw it on the Disney channel, and although I didn't completely understand the war ethics of the movie, it was about these kids who have a plan to save their dads, who are prisoners of war. Their fathers were captured by North Koreans while fighting on the side of South Koreans. A rescue mission is planned, and then thrown out, so the kids decided to take it into their own hands. The movie is highly unrealistic, but I always enjoyed it every time I watched it as a kid.

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      • Trivia
        The prison camp set in this movie was built (and still stands) at Deer Park Heights outside of Queenstown, New Zealand (where much of the filming of Rohan was also done for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)).
      • Goofs
        The C-130 carrying the SEAL team was cleared to takeoff on runway 39. Runway numbers correspond to the magnetic heading of the airstrip. There are 360 degrees in a compass. Only 2 numbers are used to designate the runway heading to the nearest 10 degrees, i.e., 01 is 10 degrees, 09 is 90 degrees (due East), 18 (due. South), 27 (due West) and 36 (due North)...or any one in between, but there cannot be a 39 as there.are only 360 degrees in a circle.
      • Quotes

        Max Rothman: [after being asked to get the mission orders] No. No! My dad will buy an electric chair and my mom will pull the switch.

      • Connections
        Referenced in Adjust Your Tracking (2013)

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      • Release date
        • August 5, 1988 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Sonderkommando Südkorea
      • Filming locations
        • Hong Kong, China
      • Production companies
        • Touchstone Pictures
        • Silver Screen Partners III
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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $5,855,392
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $2,194,037
        • Aug 7, 1988
      • Gross worldwide
        • $5,855,392
      See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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      • Runtime
        • 1h 37m(97 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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